Worcester Railers JHC 4, Islanders Hockey Club 1
The Railers are moving on! The Railers defeated the higher-seeded Islanders Hockey Club and will now advance to the New England Division 1v4 semifinal round against the South Shore Kings. Ben Jarosz was the offensive leader for the Railers, with two goals and one assist. Brian Judge and Justin Massa also scored goals, and Cole Scullion finished the three-game series with 25 saves on 26 shots in Game 3. The Kings and Railers will face off in the New England Division semifinals beginning on Saturday.
Pueblo Bulls 4, Idaho Falls Spud Kings 3 (OT)
Trevor Stewart’s end-to-end wraparound goal ended Game 1 in favor of the visiting Pueblo Bulls, the No. 4 seed in the Mountain Division in their Mountain semifinal round against the No. 1 Idaho Falls Spud Kings. The Bulls almost didn’t get that far, but a regulation goal scored with five seconds remaining by Matsvei Marshchanok sent the teams into the extra session. He also scored the first goal of the game, while Trevor Stewart added two assists for a three-point night. Mykyta Bondariev posted two assists, and in net, Noel Friedman stopped 32 of 35 shots for the win. The teams are right back in Idaho Falls for Game 2 on Friday night, with a 7:05 p.m. MDT puck drop.
